INDIANAPOLIS—NFL teams like Geno Smith, but he still needs to find one that loves him.

After Smith’s solid but unspectacular performance Sunday at the NFL Scouting Combine, time is growing short to make the Chiefs fall in love. Smith solidified his reputation as this year’s top quarterback in the draft. He ran the fastest 40-yard dash among quarterbacks. He threw the ball well.

Geno Smith solidified his reputation as this year’s top quarterback in the draft. (AP Photo)

But this wasn’t 2012, when Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III had scouts drooling at the Combine. This wasn’t 2011, when Cam Newton was surrounded by controversy, threw poorly at the Combine, and still oozed with so much talent that the Panthers eventually took him No. 1.

This is 2013, with a slew of college quarterbacks coming off uneven seasons, trying to convince quarterback-needy teams to trust them. Smith needed to wow people at the combine. According to NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock, Smith only teased.

"I saw everything I saw on tape about Geno," Mayock said. "He flashed everything you want to see in a franchise quarterback. He’s got a big arm, good arm. He moves well. He can be accurate. He’s a natural thrower, he doesn’t force the ball. I’m happy he did this. It just shows he’s not afraid.

"But there’s just too many inconsistencies on tape for me to say that Kansas City, or anybody that high should take him. I think he’s more of like a 20 to 32 guy. There’s just so many inconsistencies with both Geno Smith and entire quarterback class, that I have trouble banging the table for any of them.

"It’s so stark, the difference between (Colts general manager) Ryan Grigson in this building a year ago, as a first-time GM with a new coach, and he’s got RG3 and Luck to chose from. And now in Kansas City, Andy Reid and John Dorsey, new coach new GM, there’s not a quarterback in sight probably at that point."

Matt Barkley of USC didn’t throw Sunday, still recovering from his shoulder surgery. The good news for Barkley is that he probably didn't hurt his position by not throwing.

It’s still early in the process, still two months before the April draft. With pro days and more individual meetings with teams ahead, the quarterbacks in this draft are still jockeying for position.

However, after skill position Sunday at the Combine, non-skill position players were still generating the most buzz among scouts. Guys like offensive tackles Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M) and Eric Fisher (Central Michigan), defensive ends Bjoern Werner (Florida State) and Damontre Moore (Texas A&M), all of whom could be the No. 1 pick.

It wouldn't be shocking if Smith were the only skill-position player to go in the top 10 picks. Remember, 49ers backup quarterback Alex Smith is going to be a target for some teams seeking quarterbacks. A team that trades for Alex Smith will not draft Geno Smith.

"I think the over-under is two for quarterbacks in the first round," Mayock said. "I think Smith will be there somewhere. If history tells us anything lately, it tells you that somebody else is going to rise."

Quarterbacks that could still be first-round picks besides Smith and Barkley include North Carolina State's Mike Glennon, Oklahoma's Landry Jones, Syracuse's Ryan Nassib and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson. But no quarterback dazzled on the field Sunday and scouts have knocks against all of them. Glennon has the big arm but struggles with accuracy. Jones looked great one week last season, but could just as easily be average the next. Nassib has not developed into a touch passer yet. Wilson can have trouble with his footwork, which also leads to inaccuracy.

Glennon is trying to turn the criticism into a positive.

"I think it’s something that can add a little motivation, and I obviously I try not to really listen to all of that," Glennon said. "I know what’s being said, but I think more I just want to prove myself and prove that I belong at the next level and that I can become someone that a team can win with."

The good news for Smith on Sunday is that he protected his turf as the top quarterback. His time in the 40 (4.59) was faster than Luck’s (4.67) last year. Smith is a pocket passer, but he has the mobility to escape pass rushers and throw the ball downfield. Even if the Chiefs don’t take Smith, will the Cardinals (No. 7), Bills (No. 8), and Jets (No. 9) all pass on Smith? It’s hard to foresee that happening.

Now teams will go over their impressions of the Combine, prepare for free agency, and reassess their strategy. Geno Smith still looks like the top quarterback on the board. But he should not be calling a realtor in Kansas City just yet.